What 4x Camera for website images??

I am going to buy a mid-range digital camera for the primary purpose of taking product pictures for my website. Below is an example of the type of shots I will need:

http://carolinacoffeeandteaco.com/carolinagiftshop.html

Your comments and suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,

Tom

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TTTTom said:

I am going to buy a mid-range digital camera for the primary
purpose of taking product pictures for my website. Below is an
example of the type of shots I will need:

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try the fuji s20 pro. its an all in one camera, with two macro modes, a hot-shoe and pc sync. for external flashes, good color, and a decent lens. if you can find one at a store near you, the prices have dropped dramatically since its introduction. they are still available on-line, as well. the iso starts at 200 which shouldn't be a problem if everything is exposed properly (especially for web viewing) and goes to 1600. good luck.

adrian

In all honesty for small web images like you require - ANY digtial camera will do. You'll barely be using a fraction of its capability as far as resolution etc. goes.

I guess the concern I have is clarity and noise... good clean sharp images is what I am looking for.

Canon Powershot 610 ???

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How about the Nikon Coolpic 4800???

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Nikon/nikon_cp4800.asp

Thanks for your help

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a fuji F10 for all my ebay listings. It works nicely also in macro, and the results are quite good. The AF is kind of slow, but once it locks is quite precise.

Hi folks,

Thanks for all your input... for my first digital camera, I just bought the 4800 at Sam's Club Just last night they reduced the price from $253 to

$189 !!

While I realize this is an entry level camera, I decided to go through the learning curve with an inexpensive model before I spend real money on a nicer model.

Best to all,

T in Carolina
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Experience is the best teacher

You may find it nearly impossible to get a major brand digicam that will do a bad job. The trick you are going to find with product shots is lighting. If you use a built in flash you are going to get bad snapshots, not quality catalog illustrations. Proper lighting is the key to any good photo.
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Padeye -

Thanks for the tip... I spent a couple of hours with a professonial photoman - almost all of it trying to get the right lighting for my foil coffee bags.

What do you think about outside natural lighting for product pics??

TIA,

T in Coffeeland
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TTTTom said:

What do you think about outside natural lighting for product pics??

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That's like saying all natural botanicals. Rose hipsare all natural. So is hemlock. Outside natural light is fine as long as you can control it. Is it diffused by clouds? Is it that magic hour golden light before dusk? Iis it hard noontime sun?

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'When it's time to shoot, shoot, don't talk'
Tuco - Il Buono, il paparazzo, il cattivo

Foil is actually hard to shoot.

That's why there are pros.

But anyway...

If you can pick your day, pick a hazy one to take your photos. And if that won't work, get a thin white sheet and stretch it over the shooting area, so the sun does not hit the foil directly.

Then just shoot away and see what you get.

Remember the foil will sort of (depnding on the other printing) reflect back what it "sees" so plain white will appear to be silver; a blue sheet will alter the color of the packaging, etc.

BAK

We have lots of huge trees in our yard - my thought was to

"shoot in the shade"

and let the shade help with the glare.

http://carolinacoffeeandteaco.com/carolinagiftshop.html

This shot ... taken by a pro - but also optimized by the web programmer

shows a little of the glare. I spent 2 hours with the pro trying different lighting, but what happened after that with the WP could be another story altogether.

Time will tell - If at first you don't succeed - shoot again!

Other than the thin white sheet (bed sheet?? / muslin ??)

any other suggestions - early morning / late afternoon / cloudy day

I will be using a Nikon CoolPix 4800 and a tripod.

Does the memory card have anything to do with the quality vs the internal memory???

TIA,

T

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